diff --git a/tools/bpf/resolve_btfids/main.c b/tools/bpf/resolve_btfids/main.c
index de4986e1bc3d..ab3ab3045592 100644
--- a/tools/bpf/resolve_btfids/main.c
+++ b/tools/bpf/resolve_btfids/main.c
@@ -1232,7 +1232,7 @@ static int process_kfunc_with_implicit_args(struct btf2btf_context *ctx, struct
 		return -E2BIG;
 	}
 
-	if (btf__find_by_name_kind(btf, tmp_name, BTF_KIND_FUNC) > 0) {
+	if (btf__find_by_name_kind_own(btf, tmp_name, BTF_KIND_FUNC) > 0) {
 		pr_debug("resolve_btfids: function %s already exists in BTF\n", tmp_name);
 		goto add_new_proto;
 	}